Originally written by Luke Slater · 2 March 2010
Villagers are the doing of Dublin's Conor J. O'Brien, accompanied by a band of merry men. That said, it's another candidate for the artist plural becoming the artist singular and vice versa, something bound to confuse. They release their debut single, 'Becoming A Jackal' on April 26, which is a wee while away yet. That hasn't stopped them, however, from making a very fine video for it some months in advance. There's also an LP on the way, so stay tuned and that.
It'll be released on limited edition 7" on Domino, with the b-side being 'Twenty-Seven Strangers'. I just can't shake the feeling that he looks like Harry Potter in that opening scene. Is that just my imagination getting away with me, or what?
Video directed by Ferry Gouw.
Along with tens of thousands of other bands, they'll also be playing Austin's FAMED SXSW festival. Full UK and Irish tour dates as follows:
March: 2 - London, Lexington 17 - Austin, SXSW 19 - Austin, SXSW 20 - Austin, SXSW 22 - Edinburgh, Queen's Hall 23 - Manchester, Cathedral 24 - London, Shepherd's Bush Empire 25 - Galway, Roisin Dubh 26 - Cork, Cyprus Avenue 27 - Dublin, Academy Villagers on MySpace
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